Gail Zappa

Biography

Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.

Known For

Classic Albums

Classic Albums

Zappa

Mondo Hollywood

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

All Movies (16)

• Zappa2020 · as Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
• Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape2016 · as Self
• Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne2016 · as Self
• Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie2015 · as Herself
• Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily2014 · as Herself
• Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation2007 · as Self
• Derailroaded2005 · as Self
• Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note2002 · as Self
• Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die2000 · as Self
• A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa1993 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels1988 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Making of 200 Motels1971 · as Self
• Frank Zappa1971 · as Self
• Burnt Weeny Sandwich1969 · as Self
• Mondo Hollywood1967

All TV Shows (2)

• Classic Albums1997 · as Self
• Classic Albums1997 · as Self (archive footage)